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Hello, Arama! Japan readers and welcome to this week's installment of #1 Song Review! Last week saw Kis-My-Ft2 defeat RADWIMPS. RADWIMPS is back again this week, facing off against a newcomer. Find out what various staff members thought of the son...

In the CMs, Ayumi takes on the role of two different interpretations of what a queen can be: in a modern setting wearing a sexy, revealing outfit as a Race Queen, or as a Queen upon the throne of a royal family that can also fight off dragons in "...

Photo: Screenshot of the AniChart Website Home Page (Fall 2016). It is that time again when we take a look at the next wave of new Anime releases for the season of Fall 2016 from the land of the rising sun!

Oricon has released its weekly ranking for September 5 to 11. Take a look at the results below the cut! SEE ALSO: Oricon Weekly Charts for 8/29 ~ 9/4 [Single Weekly Ranking] 1. "Saikou kayo" - HKT48 : 9/7 (269,907)2.

Only a few more weeks until the debut of the second season anime adaptation of Ayano Takeda and Nikki Asada's Hibike! Euphonium (Sound! Euphonium) novel series and a new commercial has been released. This new video briefly flashes over many scenes...

A slate of projects related to ACQUIRE's Akiba's Trip games were announced at this week's Tokyo Game Show that included DMM's "real-time strip action" Akiba's Trip Festa for Android and browsers and Akiba's Trip The Animation, a Gonzo produced TV ...

The original creator of Mario shows us how easy it is to play Nintendo's first smartphone game, Super Mario Run. Nintendo has announced the December release of its first smartphone game featuring the one and only Mario.

By Sato . September 14, 2016 . 10:45am Brownies, known for their work on Mother 3, Heroes of Mana, and more, is teaming up with DMM. com's PowerChord Studio for a new smartphone RPG, Egglia: Legend of the Red Hat.

By Asma . September 14, 2016 . 1:30pm Merge Games has announced Aragami is set to release on October 4, 2016 on PC and PlayStation 4. In Aragami, players control an undead assassin that has been resurrected with the power to control the shadows.

We previously got a look at new footage of Square Enix's upcoming PS Vita RPG, SaGa: Scarlet Grace, and the company has provided another look with an extended trailer at TGS 2016. You'll pick out of the four protagonists of SaGa: Scarlet Grace, ea...

Free DLC will be available for Macross Delta Scramble. It's set to release this winter in Japan, and will add in elements from the second half of the anime. The content will include three main missions for both the Chaos and Windermere Sides, two ...

Koei Tecmo announced Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation as a new browser game on PC by DMM Games. The above is a look at a short teaser video for the game. No further details were shared on the game during the Tokyo Game Show 2016 stage event, b...

Square Enix released the first trailer for Kai-ri-Sei Million Arthur VR, their upcoming VR version of the popular card game series, featuring VR card battles and character interaction. As previously reported, the game features VR card battles, but...

During a live stage show at Tokyo Game Show 2016, Sega showed off more footage from Yakuza 6, including a look at some of the game's new elements and Kiryu getting into a few fights. You can watch it all in the video below.

Arc System Works has shared a new trailer for BlazBlue: Central Fiction, this time featuring the character Mai Natsume. You can watch Mai in action in her official introduction trailer below. BlazBlue: Central Fiction will release for the PlayStat...

With an October 1 start date, Magical Girl Raising Project will be one of the early entries in the fall anime season. Preparing for this, the series' site has launched a web-minigame and series of countdown illustrations, accompanied by the series...

I can't get over how much happened this episode. This isn't the first time Prisma Illya has done this-crammed what felt like a full episode in before the commercial break, and then at least another afterward.

Enjoying tea has formed a unique culture in Japan in the 800 years since it was introduced to the country. The proper way to drink tea is to put tea leaves into a teapot, pouring boiling water in and enjoy.

I absolutely love Bandai Namco and CyberConnect2's Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series. I've played through all of them, and am frankly sad that it's coming to an end soon. According to Polygon, the series is coming to an end with Naruto Shippuden: Ulti...

One thing is certain after watching this episode: I want to play Fairies Story 3. That preview we saw in the episode worked too well! I want to know the stories behind all those characters and the world and whatnot.

If you enjoy anime, its likely you already know how much Japan loves its giant robots. The massive Gundam statue that's been a tourist attraction in both Shizuoka and Odaiba since 2009 is a perfect example of how mechs loom over the history of Jap...

GoBoiano has always been about the community and anime culture's growing impact on the world. We're not just a media site, but a growing cultural movement in the anime world. With feedback from fans, we're elevating the anime experience and making...

After Yoshihiro Togashi came back from his long hiatus, the fans of "Hunter X Hunter" manga series were happy again. However, after writing ten chapters, he is again on a break. The fans of the anime series are waiting for season 3, and it is expe...

As a new attempt for anime creation, Japanese anime production and distribution enterprise Aniplex will open a "Script Room" section for anime script writing in the company, and has begun recruiting writers from public.

By Asma . September 14, 2016 . 6:30pm At the GameStop Expo today, Square Enix shared new footage of the pre-order bonus game for A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV. During the live demonstration, some of young King Regis' combos and attack options ar...

Koei Tecmo released a new Nioh trailer showing off various characters and action for Tokyo Game Show 2016, along with a big batch of screenshots for the upcoming samurai action title. The video shows off various characters, including the recently ...

The anime will be replacing One-Punch Man and Toonami confirmed they'll be showing the Part 1 of the anime in all its full uncensored glory when it debuts in October. Next month, another much requested anime, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, is coming to...

It's not hard to believe that we're hitting the 20th anniversary of the Detective Conan/Case Closed property and it looks like there's going to be quite the special to help celebrate it. With plans for a winter special that will have a two-hour ru...

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